sầm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəm˦˩] ~ [səm˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəm˨˩] ~ [səm˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 岑.

Noun

sầm

  1. a tall hill

Adjective

sầm

  1. tall
Derived terms
  • sầm sầm
  • Sầm Sơn

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 梣.

Noun

(classifier cây) sầm

  1. certain plants of the family Memecylaceae

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic. Compare rầm.

Interjection

sầm

  1. The sound something makes when tumbles
  2. The sound of heavy rain

Etymology 4

Compare sậm and đậm.

Verb

sầm

  1. to darken one's face

Adverb

sầm

  1. suddenly very dark
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